Public Lecture: Emotion – a key to feeling fully alive

Presented by Sharon Faye, Founding Chair of the Emotion Research Institute, leader in emotion research and creator of Emotional Strength®

The public lecture was held on Wednesday, 22 October 2025 at the University Club of Western Australia. Thank you to all who were able to attend., we hope you gained some insight into a way to feeling fully alive.

This event has given us so much energy and drive to keep going and spread the word. Emotion is such an untapped resource, a free and powerful source we can use every single moment to achieve our goals.

The lecture covered a range of topics relating to emotion in particular:

  • Brief history of emotion
  • Myths and current disconnection from emotion
  • How do we get back to connection
  • The benefits of connecting to emotion
  • More about the Institute as a charity

The evening closed off with a hearty Q&A, posing some great questions from attendees and giving insight into day to day situations in the workplace and family life.

Thank you kindly to all our supporters, we sincerely appreciate your support! Since the event we have received a number of lovely donations to help us on our journey, very much appreciated! Many thanks to one of our recent donors, Consano Pelvic Health.

Donating to the Institute is more than just financial support – it’s about joining a vision that has the power to transform lives. To foster this important research and help fulfill our purpose, we invite you to be part of our future.

We look forward to many scientific breakthroughs over the next decade!